Sound Off

“Sound Off” is a forum to spur dialogue from residents of the many communities we serve on topics of interest in those communities. Fair game are comments that raise issues of note or amplify ongoing debates.

We will not publish comments that are potentially libelous, slanderous, vulgar or inappropriate. Publication of “Sound Off” comments is at the sole discretion of this newspaper.

“Back in the Old Testament, it tells us how things are going to be. We risk our lives and the lives of those who come when we ignore the rules of God.The Old Testament talks about Israel, yet it sounds like the United States of today. In the 1950s we threw God out of our schools. It took liberals over 100 years to get their way and now we as a nation are paying the price of that stupidity. We will always have liberals, but their ideas are stupid and keep us in turmoil. America must turn back to her roots. Don’t let the liberals run this country or they will do great harm as we have already seen. Liberals, Democrats and Rhinos are very lost people and they want to take all of our children with them. My nephew went to college because he was always bright, but he came out very stupid because he now thinks liberals are the way to and will follow them into darkness. All liberals can change their heart and Christ will gladly accept them for He is a loving God.”

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— Lou of Sadsbury

“To Bob of Wallace, you are so wrong about Barack Obama making our country worse. President George W. Bush made our country $8 trillion in debt, we lost thousands of young boys and girls in the wars, over 30,000 casualties. Barack Obama has stopped two wars and our economy has improved. He loves America.”

— Francis of West Chester

“The sequester has started a week ago and we should be concerned with where the White House has chosen to make budgetary cuts. They are cutting military and education and White House tours for school kids, but Obama’s vacations are kept. I’m not surprised we have seen Barack Obama taking many golf trips on our dime and have become numb to it. So far, Obama has made 115 golf trips in less than four years. This equals 30 times per year and this coming from the guy who says he will not rest until we have generated enough jobs to grow the economy.”

— Tex of West Chester

“I have never heard any response to my previous Sound Off questions. I had asked how Barack Obama could pick Bill Clinton as his keynote speaker after he blatantly lied to the American people about having sex in the White House with a young lady who was barely out of her teens. Brooks and Marge, in your eyes, is this simply boys will be boys or would you feel different if this was your child? Bill Clinton humiliated his wife and child and disgraced the United States and I wonder if Mr. and Mrs. Obama would feel differently if this was their child. But this is about politics and winning at all costs. Secondly, why did Obama not address the largest segment of Americans killing each other with guns? Seems to me with his popularity and following in the black community, he could make a significant impact on this gun violence. Funny, I never got a response to my questions. America is going to have to suffer more pain before it realizes what they have done.”

— Andy of Downingtown

“I would like to add to Tex of West Chester’s commentary, that in addition to the quarter-billion dollars we have given to Eygpt, there’s an additional 24 F-16 fighter planes and 200 M-1 tanks, totaling $3.2 billion plus another $564 million for other military items. That’s a lot of money to give an enemy, that’s for sure. Well, they like the Muslims, I guess, and what else can I say. The end is near ... can’t help it ... that’s the way it goes.”

— Sam

“To shame on that former high school swim coach. Yes, he was wrong for what he did, but she was old enough to know what she was doing too. So you can’t really blame anybody. The girl and swim coach knew what they were doing, they both knew what they were doing was wrong, but they both did it. So they both should be blamed maybe ... do you think?

— Sid

“I find it perplexing that a lot of people are disrespectful of the president, when in fact these are the people who voted for these neo-cons and the destruction of the Republicans. I think we should all get along and help fix our country because we could be living in a utopian society and instead we are living in a destructive society.”

— John of Downingtown

“Just a few observations from somebody that’s been around for six decades or so. People seemed to be more courteous 30 or 40 years ago ... people opening doors for you saying thank you, etc. And have you noticed that personal interaction has all but disappeared since the advent of tweeting and texting? When I grew up you just walked up to your friends and said, face to face, ‘How you doin’?’ Just seems that’s more genuine. Also remember when you settled disagreements with a punch to the nose instead of a bullet to the head? Ah, those times were simpler then.”

— Jimmy of Coatesville

“About the article on the patient roaming at Bishop Shanahan High School from St. John’s Vianney Center. Is it just me or is everyone missing the elephant in the room? Multiple reports on the priest sex scandal stated that pedophile priests were placed in the center for treatment and identified the patients as behavioral and psychiatric patients. So why would anybody be given a free pass to roam around a high school not knowing what their disorder is? I don’t care what the staff says, they should not be permitted to roam freely without supervision. They should be with family or other caregivers. so that we don’t have the opportunity of pedophile priests wandering around the high school campus. I’m not saying that’s what happened, but we should not have them wandering on the campus of the high school.”

— Dee of Downingtown

“I think we should take Dennis Rodman’s passport away from him and send him back to North Korea and let him enjoy his life there and never come back to this country again. He can enjoy all his rings and whatever else he has.”

— Doc

“I recently moved to Chester County and have been reading the Sound Off columns for the last six months or so. These people who call in frighten me. They have no idea what a democracy is or how it is run.”